Exerciser, reducer, and health builder



March 26, 1929.

HqP. cHRlsTEsEN EXERCISER, REDUCER, AND HEALTH BUILDER Filed Hatch 10,1928 vPatented Mar. 26, 1929.

UNITED STATES yPA-T ENT I' OFFICE. ,y

HUGH .1. cIIRIsTEsEN, F :ons MOINES, IOWA, .AssIefnoItl To H. P.cHRIsTEsEN COM-v PANY, INC., or KIMBALL, SOUTH DAKOTA, Ak CORPORATION orySOUTH DAKOTA.

EXERCISER, REDUCER, AND HEALTH BUILDER.

Application filed March 10, 1928. Serial No. 260,725.

The object of my invention is toprovide an excrciser, reducerl andhealth builder of very simple and durable construction.

More particularly, it is my Object to provide such an exereiser soconstructed and arranged as to be peculiarly adapted for taking a greatvariety of exercises.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide an exerciser comprising apair ofr stirrups adjustably connected together with a pair of handlesand adjustable tension devices arranged between the stirrups and thehandles.

In this connection, it is my ypurpose to provide stirrups of peculiarand novel con-A struction. l

lith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various. parts of myexerciser, reducer and health builder, whereby the objects contemplatedare attained, as hereinafter more fully'set forth, pointed out in myclaims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l shows a perspective view of an exerciser embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged, detail, sectional view taken on the line 2 2 ofFigure and Figure 3 is a side elevation illustrating the manner of usingmy exerciser.

In the drawings herewith, I have used the reference numeral 10 toindicate generally the stirrup forming a part'of my exerciser. I use twoof these stirrups, each having at its upper part a loop 12 and at itsinner side a loop 14.

The stirrups 10 are connected by means of a flexible strap 16, the ends`of which are fastened by a buckle 18, so'that the maximum distancebetween the' stirrups may be varied by adjusting the strap 16.

Iy provide for my exerciser a pair of handles. The handles are indicatedgenerally at A. Each handle comprisesa U- shaped member 20, having itslower end a loop 22 and at its upper end a rotatable handle member 24vreceived betweenthe upper ends ofthe arms of the yoke and mounted on aispindle or the like 26.

Between each stirrup loop 12 and the loop 22 of the corresponding handleis a iexible,

resilient strap or the like 2S made of a strip of strong rubber.

The ends of each rubber member 28 are connected by means of a buckle orthe like 30, comprising a substantially, rectangular frame, longer thanit is wide, and having acentral cross bar 32 arranged a little above theplane in which the frame of the buckle lies, as illustrated in Figure 2.

Thus there is provided in this exerciser a pair of stirrups 10 connectedtogether by means of a strap 16 of non-resilient mate- 65 rial, s0 thatthe'maximum distance of opera-` tion of the stirrups can be regulated.

Each stirrup 1s connected with a handle A by means of a strong rubberconnecting member, the length ,ofA which can be varied as may bedesired.

@Such an exerciser 'is capable of akgreat variety of uses.

One manner of using the exerciser is illustrated in Figure 3. The user34 puts his 75 feet through the stirrups 10, grasps the handle, andsits` down on the licor, and by lying down can stretch the members 28and then by rising to sitting posture While the members are thus undertension can exercise the leg, arm, abdominal, back and neck muscles.

There is thus possible, an exercise similar to that of rowing a. boat,withk the consequent exercising and strengthening of the muscles asexplained.

The user may lie flat on his back, raise his legs to position extendingupwardly, and then Swingthem'down to prone position for anotherexercise, or if he desires theuser may stand 0n the floor and bendforwardly and straighten up for a very effective exercise.

The strap 16 may be taken olf for using one of the exerciser devices,gripping the stirrup with one hand and the handle with the other. 4

These `are simply illustrative exercises, and it may be seen that anynumber of different exercises may be practiced with my device. Y

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a pair of stirrups, each having aloop at its upper side and a loop at its inner side, a 105longitudinally adjustable fiexible member connecting the inner' loops,handles compris- 2. In a device of the class described, a

ing yokes, with rotatable handle elements pair of stirrups, alongitudinally adjustable 10 Y between their arms and with loops at1szlieir flexiblel member Connecting` the' stirrups,

portions opposite the rotatable handles, and handles, and flexible,resilient, longitudi- 5 flexible, resilient, longitudinally, extensiblenally extensiblel members Connecting the members connecting therespeetiveloops on stirrups with the handles.

the upper sides of the stirrnps with the DesMo-ines, Iowa, March 5,1928.v

loops on the handles. HUGH P. CHRISTESEN.

